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Table 3 Estimated result for each ABC-DS item score using the BUCP model

From: Effect of a multimodal non-pharmacological intervention on older people with dementia: a single-case experimental design study

  

Total score (severity)

 

ADLs

 

BPSDs

 

Cognitive function

  

Mean (SD)

95% Bayesian CI

 

Mean (SD)

95% Bayesian CI

 

Mean (SD)

95% Bayesian CI

 

Mean (SD)

95% Bayesian CI

Participant 1

CP

12.14

(0.45)

   

12.03

(0.17)

  

12.93

(0.43)

   

12.04

(0.23)

  
 

\({\beta }_{11}\)

78.25

(0.38)

[77.52, 79.00]

 

39.03

(0.18)

[38.68, 39.39]

 

25.99

(0.08)

[25.84, 26.14]

 

13.01

(0.10)

[12.81, 13.21]

 

\({\beta }_{21}\)

82.46

(0.53)

[81.38, 83.49]

 

41.91

(0.24)

[41.44, 42.38]

 

26.77

(0.12)

[26.52, 27.02]

 

14.35

(0.14)

[14.08, 14.63]

 

\(\sigma\)

1.24

(0.31)

[0.75, 1.84]

 

0.57

(0.12)

[0.37, 0.55]

 

0.26

(0.06)

[0.16, 0.37]

 

0.33

(0.07)

[0.21, 0.47]

 

\(\rho\)

−0.001

(0.02)

[− 0.04, 0.03]

 

0.00

(0.02)

[− 0.03, 0.03]

 

0.00

(0.01)

[− 0.02, 0.02]

 

0.00

(0.03)

[− 0.05, 0.06]

 

es

3.65

(1.13)

[1.47, 5.91]

 

5.25

(1.22)

[2.93, 7.67]

 

3.17

(0.87)

[1.46, 4.89]

 

4.20

(0.97)

[2.28, 6.09]

Participant 2

CP

8.36

(3.20)

   

7.16

(2.99)

   

8.40

(2.93)

   

8.62

(2.56)

  
 

\({\beta }_{11}\)

66.63

(1.08)

[64.52, 68.70]

 

38.91

(0.83)

[37.40, 40.61]

 

24.69

(0.60)

[23.48, 25.89]

 

7.48

(0.55)

[6.43, 8.61]

 

\({\beta }_{21}\)

66.84

(0.99)

[64.88, 68.73]

 

38.04

(0.69)

[36.80, 39.47]

 

24.68

(0.54)

[23.62, 25.77]

 

8.13

(0.54)

[7.16, 9.26]

 

\(\sigma\)

3.53

(0.68)

[2.36, 4.89]

 

2.35

(0.52)

[1.47, 3.41]

 

1.84

(0.36)

[1.21, 2.55]

 

1.39

(0.33)

[0.84, 2.04]

 

\(\rho\)

0.06

(0.05)

[− 0.05, 0.17]

 

−0.02

(0.06)

[− 0.14, 0.11]

 

0.01

(0.08)

[− 0.15, 0.16]

 

0.02

(0.18)

[− 0.33, 0.39]

 

es

0.06

(0.45)

[− 0.83, 0.95]

 

−0.40

(0.51)

[− 1.44, 0.56]

 

0.00

(0.45)

[− 0.88, 0.90]

 

0.51

(0.56)

[− 0.56, 1.64]

Participant 3

CP

9.33

(2.87)

   

9.43

(2.79)

   

8.75

(3.08)

   

7.04

(2.99)

  
 

\({\beta }_{11}\)

85.37

(0.86)

[83.65, 87.04]

 

45.59

(0.92)

[43.82, 47.39]

 

25.71

(0.70)

[24.26, 26.97]

 

13.95

(0.91)

[12.23, 15.72]

 

\({\beta }_{21}\)

83.92

(0.93)

[82.09, 85.73]

 

44.78

(0.89)

[43.05, 46.51]

 

25.48

(0.62)

[24.20, 26.61]

 

13.15

(0.79)

[11.74, 14.76]

 

\(\sigma\)

3.85

(0.58)

[2.90, 4.99]

 

3.48

(0.59)

[2.43, 4.69]

 

1.96

(0.39)

[1.29, 2.76]

 

2.98

(0.62)

[1.89, 4.27]

 

\(\rho\)

0.04

(0.05)

[− 0.06, 0.14]

 

0.18

(0.09)

[0.01, 0.36]

 

−0.02

(0.09)

[− 0.19, 0.15]

 

−0.20

(0.17)

[− 0.53, 0.16]

 

es

−0.40

(0.38)

[− 1.17, 0.33]

 

−0.25

(0.41)

[− 1.05, 0.56]

 

−0.13

(0.53)

[− 1.14, 0.92]

 

−0.30

(0.47)

[− 1.23, 0.60]

  1. ADL, activities of daily living; BPSDs, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: SD: standard deviation; CI, confidence interval; CP, change point; es, effect size